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Marco Polo 3 Night Cruise Preview!

24/9/2014

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Ahoy there!

I wanted to take a brief moment to share with you all some of the photographs we purchased on board Cruise & Maritime Voyages' Marco Polo during our 3 night cruise on board last week. We had a truly fantastic cruise, exceeding our expectations!

Marco Polo is a lovely ship, with so much character and charm. We we're worried she might not compare to the ships we have previously cruised on, but she was equally as impressive as the much larger ships.

During the cruise, just before departing from Antwerp, we were invited to the bridge to meet with Captain Nikolaos Michaloliakos where I officially presented my drawing. The ship's photographer was there too!

I do hope that you enjoy the small selection of photographs below. I have also included a full image of our especially assigned drawing of Marco Polo, with a link to additional images.
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Please do keep a look out for our full Cruise Report in the coming weeks, which will feature many of our own photographs and a full review of our time on board Marco Polo and on shore in Antwerp and Amsterdam!

In the meantime don't forget to follow along with us on Facebook and Twitter to keep up to date with the latest developments, news and drawings.

Thank you for your continued support.

Kind regards

Harry Cotterill
President & Managing Director
Dream Designs Colchester
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For more information please Contact Us on the following details below

Harry Cotterill, President & Managing Director, Dream Designs Colchester

Mobile: 07778940245
E-mail: [email protected]
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ONE WEEK TO GO!!! - Marco Polo 3 Night Cruise Break

11/9/2014

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It is now just ONE WEEK until we embark Cruise & Maritime Voyages' Marco Polo at Tilbury for our 3 night cruise!!!

Setting sail from Tilbury on September 18th 2014 the 3 night cruise break includes two delightful ports of call, Antwerp (Belgium) and Amsterdam (Netherlands).

During the course of our cruise we hope to have the opportunity to officially present our especially assigned drawing of Marco Polo to the Captain.
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We have been in touch with Mike Hall, Head of Marketing, Cruise & Maritime Voyages who has informed us that the Guest Services Manager aboard Marco Polo, Julie Thompson will make contact with us upon boarding to make arrangements for presenting the drawing.
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Harry Cotterill, President & Managing Director, Dream Designs Colchester, said:

"With now only one week to go, we are getting very excited about our 3 night cruise aboard Cruise & Maritime Voyages' Marco Polo. We cannot wait to get aboard, for what I am sure will be a truly memorable cruise!"
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For more information please Contact Us on the following details below

Harry Cotterill, President & Managing Director, Dream Designs Colchester

Mobile: 07778940245
E-mail: [email protected]
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Voyager Ship Visit & Official Drawing Presentation

3/9/2014

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On June 28th 2014 we had the chance to visit Voyages of Discovery's Voyager whilst the ship was berthed alongside the Cruise Terminal at Harwich International Port.

Visiting Voyager was Harry Cotterill, President & Managing Director, Dream Designs Colchester and Gavin Pamment, Chief Photographer, Dream Designs Colchester.

Upon arriving at Harwich International Port, Harry and Gavin took some photographs of Voyager before entering the Cruise Terminal.
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A short while later they were met by Stuart Horne, Fleet Director, Voyages of Discovery who took them into the Cruise Terminal to collect their passes from the Passes Office before escorting them on board.
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Upon boarding Voyager, Stuart took Harry and Gavin to the Captain's cabin, where they met with the Master, Captain Oleksandr Tkachuk before being invited to the bridge for the official drawing presentation.

Both Captain Tkachuk and Fleet Director, Stuart Horne seemed to be very impressed with the drawing of Voyager and spent a few minutes studying it! We have recently been informed by Voyages of Discovery that the drawing is proudly displayed on the bridge and we are awaiting photographs to share with you.
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Following the official drawing presentation, both Harry and Gavin took the chance to explore the bridge. They of course could not miss the opportunity to each have a photograph taken on the bridge wing.

Captain Tkachuk then invited Harry and Gavin to tour Voyager's passenger amenities. The Captain introduced them to Yuriy Oboychuk, Safety Officer who would guide them around the ship.
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Their guided tour started at the very top of Voyager on the Sun Deck, where Harry and Gavin got to see some of the outside deck space including the swimming pool, jacuzzis and Lido Bar as well as the funnel, before taking a look at The Bridge Club and Fitness Centre towards the aft.
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Moving down to the Bridge Deck, Safety Officer, Yuiry invited Harry and Gavin to enjoy breakfast with him in the Veranda Restaurant. They did not stop long before continuing the guided tour as Voyager was only berthed at Harwich International Port to disembark passengers.
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The tour continued on Discovery Deck, where Harry and Gavin had a brief look at the Darwin Lounge and Lookout Lounge. Heading towards the aft of the ship they passed through Scott's Lounge, the Library and the Shop before entering the Discovery Restaurant.
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Lastly their guided tour took them down to the Livingstone Deck, where they got to take a look at the Reception and Shore Excursions desk. Unfortunately as Voyager was only berthed alongside the Cruise Terminal at Harwich International Port for a short period of time to disembark passengers only, it was a brief visit on board and lots of the public areas where full of passengers waiting to disembark with their luggage.
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Yuriy Oboychuk, Safety Officer then guided Harry and Gavin back to Discovery Deck where they had boarded Voyager and disembarked the vessel with them. Having disembarked Voyager they handed back their passes to the Passes Office in the Cruise Terminal.
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Before leaving Harwich International Port, Harry and Gavin took the opportunity to take a number of photographs with Voyager berthed behind them. Harry especially took a moment to have a photograph taken with a Voyages of Discovery flag which was kindly given to him by Harwich International Port some years previously.
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Harry Cotterill, President & Managing Director, Dream Designs Colchester, said:

"It was a great pleasure to visit Voyager during her visit to Harwich International Port on June 28th 2014. I was delighted to have the opportunity to personally meet with the Captain Oleksandr Tkachuk and officially present my drawing to him, joined by Stuart Horne, Fleet Director, Voyages of Discovery."

He added:

"We were thrilled to recently be informed by Voyages of Discovery that our drawing of Voyager has pride of place on the bridge where it is displayed and we are awaiting photographs to share with you!"
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For more information please Contact Us on the following details below

Harry Cotterill, President & Managing Director, Dream Designs Colchester

Mobile: 07778940245
E-mail: [email protected]
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Our 'Ice Bucket Challenge' for MS-UK

1/9/2014

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During the weekend just gone it was time for us to join in and do the Ice Bucket Challenge!

We thought we would share it here on Our Blog for those of you who might not have Facebook or Twitter to see. You can watch our YouTube video below and there is also a selection of photographs for your amusement too!
Harry said:

"Thanks to Christian Reay for nominating me to do the Ice Bucket Challenge. I would like to nominate Jordan Bailey from Royal Caribbean Fans and Tim Willoughby from CruiseLineFans. I will be making a donation to MS-UK."
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For more information please Contact Us on the following details below

Harry Cotterill, President & Managing Director, Dream Designs Colchester

Mobile: 07778940245
E-mail: [email protected]
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    Harry Cotterill set up his blog when he was just 16-years old, making him one of the youngest cruise bloggers in the world. In later years he became known across the world for his amazing talent of drawing cruise ships!


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